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Nephrocalcinosis in very low birth weight infants.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia - 1 Mar 2010
Nasseri Fatemeh, Azhir Afshin, Rahmanian Shiva, Iranpour Ramin, Adibi Atoosa
Abstract excerpt
To determine the incidence and risk factors of nephrocalcinosis in preterm infants, we studied in a prospectively 64 preterm infants of birth weight :5 1500 g from February 2006 to November 2007. Data were collected on gestation, birth weight, gender and family history of renal calculi, respiratory support, and use of nephrotoxic drugs. The parameters of mineral metabolism were assessed in blood and spot urine...
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